Counties in South Carolina by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Charleston County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 46 counties in 2014, at $68,174. Lee County had the lowest, at $16,477. The median was $30,417 and the figure for South Carolina was $40,868. Source: BEA.

Highest68,174Charleston County
Lowest16,477Lee County
Median30,41746 counties
South Carolina40,868History

All counties, 2014

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Charleston CountyCharleston County: 68,174 USD68,174Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 57,647 USD57,647Richland CountyRichland County: 55,367 USD55,367Greenville CountyGreenville County: 53,680 USD53,680Laurens CountyLaurens County: 47,899 USD47,899Oconee CountyOconee County: 47,868 USD47,868Florence CountyFlorence County: 45,632 USD45,632Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 41,577 USD41,577Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 40,650 USD40,650Lexington CountyLexington County: 39,194 USD39,194Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 39,132 USD39,132Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 38,795 USD38,795York CountyYork County: 38,782 USD38,782Aiken CountyAiken County: 37,680 USD37,680Horry CountyHorry County: 37,150 USD37,150Darlington CountyDarlington County: 37,121 USD37,121Jasper CountyJasper County: 36,198 USD36,198Sumter CountySumter County: 34,174 USD34,174Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 32,736 USD32,736Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 32,418 USD32,418Newberry CountyNewberry County: 32,035 USD32,035Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 30,615 USD30,615Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 30,554 USD30,554Anderson CountyAnderson County: 30,280 USD30,280Allendale CountyAllendale County: 29,881 USD29,881Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 29,590 USD29,590Chester CountyChester County: 28,054 USD28,054Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 27,905 USD27,905Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 27,521 USD27,521Pickens CountyPickens County: 27,122 USD27,122Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 25,455 USD25,455Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 24,231 USD24,231Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 23,650 USD23,650Dillon CountyDillon County: 23,235 USD23,235Colleton CountyColleton County: 22,799 USD22,799Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 22,441 USD22,441Union CountyUnion County: 22,087 USD22,087Saluda CountySaluda County: 21,726 USD21,726Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 21,645 USD21,645Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 21,184 USD21,184Hampton CountyHampton County: 21,005 USD21,005Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 20,536 USD20,536McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 19,306 USD19,306Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 17,703 USD17,703Marion CountyMarion County: 17,613 USD17,613Lee CountyLee County: 16,477 USD16,477
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
USD
Change on 2013
1Charleston County68,174+3.5%
2Fairfield County57,647+9.7%
3Richland County55,367+3.4%
4Greenville County53,680+3.9%
5Laurens County47,899+14.9%
6Oconee County47,868+5%
7Florence County45,632+7%
8Spartanburg County41,577+3.2%
9Beaufort County40,650+3.2%
10Lexington County39,194+8.1%
11Georgetown County39,132+13.5%
12Greenwood County38,795+4.5%
13York County38,782+1.8%
14Aiken County37,680+1%
15Horry County37,150+5.4%
16Darlington County37,121+3.9%
17Jasper County36,198+6.1%
18Sumter County34,174+0.6%
19Calhoun County32,736+3.2%
20Berkeley County32,418+2.8%
21Newberry County32,035-1%
22Lancaster County30,615+9.4%
23Orangeburg County30,554+0.6%
24Anderson County30,280+0.3%
25Allendale County29,881-2.1%
26Chesterfield County29,590+4.3%
27Chester County28,054+4%
28Cherokee County27,905+3.3%
29Kershaw County27,521+0.6%
30Pickens County27,122+1.6%
31Marlboro County25,455-2.8%
32Bamberg County24,231+11%
33Abbeville County23,650+3.9%
34Dillon County23,235+8.5%
35Colleton County22,799+0.6%
36Barnwell County22,441+9.1%
37Union County22,087+7.2%
38Saluda County21,726+2.7%
39Williamsburg County21,645+2.3%
40Edgefield County21,184+3.5%
41Hampton County21,005+2.3%
42Dorchester County20,536-0.2%
43McCormick County19,306+2.3%
44Clarendon County17,703-3.8%
45Marion County17,613+2.1%
46Lee County16,477-9.4%

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About this ranking

Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Charleston County, with $68,174 in 2014, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Lee County, with $16,477 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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